Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System
| Description | Harmo- nized system |
Relative import- ance Sept. 2009(1) |
Index | Percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2009 |
Oct. 2009 |
Annual | Monthly | ||||||
| Oct. 2008 to Oct. 2009 |
June 2009 to July 2009 |
July 2009 to Aug. 2009 |
Aug. 2009 to Sept. 2009 |
Sept. 2009 to Oct. 2009 |
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Live animals; animal products |
I |
1.145 | 131.7 | 133.5 | -3.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
02 |
0.262 | 157.5 | 155.6 | -8.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | -1.2 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
03 |
0.553 | 99.2 | 99.6 | -5.2 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
Vegetable products |
II |
1.430 | 158.6 | 158.3 | 0.5 | -4.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | -0.2 |
Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers |
07 |
0.426 | 293.4 | 294.5 | 22.6 | -3.6 | -1.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
08 |
0.412 | 98.9 | 102.0 | -6.4 | -7.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
09 |
0.258 | 155.4 | 157.7 | 2.6 | -8.6 | 10.3 | -4.3 | 1.5 |
Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco |
IV |
2.298 | 136.4 | 136.5 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares (Dec. 2007=100) |
19 |
0.250 | 112.8 | 110.8 | -1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants |
20 |
0.279 | 125.8 | 125.6 | -10.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar |
22 |
0.939 | 116.7 | 116.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Mineral products |
V |
18.995 | 229.7 | 234.2 | -14.3 | -2.7 | 6.8 | -1.5 | 2.0 |
Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral waxes |
27 |
18.612 | 226.5 | 231.0 | -15.1 | -2.7 | 6.9 | -1.6 | 2.0 |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
VI |
7.713 | 131.0 | 132.9 | -8.0 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Inorganic chemicals |
28 |
0.770 | 216.3 | 244.6 | -16.6 | -9.3 | -3.9 | 10.6 | 13.1 |
Organic chemicals |
29 |
2.458 | 126.1 | 126.4 | -5.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | -1.2 | 0.2 |
Pharmaceutical products |
30 |
2.724 | 114.2 | 114.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty |
32 |
0.175 | 107.3 | 106.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.7 | -1.0 |
Essential oils and resinoids (Dec. 2001=100) |
33 |
0.426 | 121.0 | 121.5 | -2.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
38 |
0.423 | 90.1 | 90.0 | -9.7 | -0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
VII |
2.900 | 127.1 | 127.6 | -6.3 | -2.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
39 |
1.877 | 123.9 | 124.3 | -5.8 | -4.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
40 |
1.023 | 133.3 | 134.1 | -7.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
Raw hides, skins, leather, furskins, travel goods, etc |
VIII |
0.622 | 113.6 | 113.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials |
42 |
0.560 | 114.5 | 114.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Wood, wood charcoal, cork, straw, basketware and wickerwork |
IX |
1.032 | 115.1 | 114.2 | -2.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
Woodpulp, recovered paper, and paper products |
X |
1.381 | 104.5 | 104.8 | -9.5 | -3.0 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard |
48 |
0.941 | 101.5 | 101.1 | -11.8 | -4.5 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Printed matter |
49 |
0.282 | 119.4 | 119.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
Textile and textile articles |
XI |
5.252 | 102.9 | 103.0 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
61 |
1.981 | 99.6 | 99.7 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
62 |
2.006 | 102.8 | 102.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Made-up or worn textile articles |
63 |
0.539 | 90.7 | 91.8 | -4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Headgear, umbrellas, artifical flowers, etc. |
XII |
1.271 | 107.6 | 107.5 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Footwear and parts of such articles |
64 |
1.071 | 106.7 | 106.6 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramics, glass etc. |
XIII |
1.030 | 124.6 | 124.6 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (Dec. 2001=100) |
68 |
0.383 | 117.7 | 118.0 | -1.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Ceramic products |
69 |
0.326 | 139.4 | 139.5 | 5.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Glass and glassware |
70 |
0.321 | 116.7 | 116.1 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
Pearls, stones, precious metals, imitation jewelry, and coins |
XIV |
2.651 | 142.2 | 146.5 | 5.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
XV |
5.815 | 162.5 | 164.0 | -15.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
Iron and steel |
72 |
1.281 | 194.0 | 199.0 | -28.7 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 2.6 |
Articles of iron or steel |
73 |
1.722 | 136.0 | 137.6 | -16.8 | -1.9 | -1.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Copper and articles thereof |
74 |
0.689 | 291.9 | 295.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 1.1 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
76 |
0.798 | 123.3 | 121.1 | -15.7 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 7.2 | -1.8 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof |
82 |
0.391 | 117.2 | 116.7 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
83 |
0.468 | 128.6 | 128.4 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Machinery, electrical equipment, TV image and sound recorders, parts, etc. |
XVI |
25.917 | 87.1 | 87.4 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
84 |
13.078 | 88.4 | 88.5 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts |
85 |
12.839 | 85.9 | 86.3 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
XVII |
12.874 | 110.3 | 111.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Motor vehicles and their parts |
87 |
11.681 | 109.2 | 110.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (Dec. 2002=100) |
88 |
1.079 | 115.9 | 115.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Optical, photo, measuring, medical & musical instruments; & timepieces |
XVIII |
3.211 | 102.4 | 102.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments |
90 |
2.882 | 100.1 | 100.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
91 |
0.250 | 124.0 | 124.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
XX |
4.245 | 107.9 | 107.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldgs |
94 |
2.310 | 112.3 | 111.9 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof |
95 |
1.721 | 101.4 | 101.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
96 |
0.214 | 116.0 | 116.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
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Footnotes |
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NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication. |
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